MILITARY MEDICAL MISTREATMENT & THE FERES DOCTRINE

[Kapo465]

Holy shit! That is FUCKED up!

[usmcoth]

That's the V.A. health system. They can't be hold responsible so they don't have to care. Besides when I go to the VA I ask the person seeing me "ARE YOU VA OR ARE YOU A DOCTOR?" It is meant to be an insult to those it applies to because I don't want someone wasting my time or health because I am not there to waste theirs. NOTHING HAPPENS TO ANY OF THE SO CALLED DOCTORS!

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[JesusTrolls]

Melanoma doesn't do that. Cancer doesn't do that. That was something way worse than fucking cancer.

[esantipapa]

@JesusTrolls Yes, it was melanoma, it does that when it metastasizes (the cancer spread to many other systems). Carmelo is my cousin.

[ArmyJAGCorruption]

Feres also protects lawyers from legal malpractice. I was threatened by Army lawyer CPT Matthew Fitzgerald to do something against regulations resulting in losing over $50,000. When I asked the top lawyer (now LTG Dana Chipman) for help, they appointed Fitzgerald’s previous boss/friend to investigate. I filed the same complaint with Fitzgerald’s state bar proving he lied more than 10 times. All thrown out of federal court due to Feres despite evidence. Fitzgerald got promoted to Major.

[MrWsad]

Feres doctrine unfairly victimizes the poor and is uncostitutional.

[hvacrdude1]

That crap wasnt melanoma,, it is some chemical bio warfare,,,

typical hippa act patriot act type propaganda abrigment laws legislated by the GOP regime.

[esantipapa]

@hvacrdude1 lol, nah, it was cancer dude... sorry, no conspiracy. (I'm his cousin)

[hvacrdude1]

@esantipapa no it was not cancer... im his doctor...

[rollingstones911]

My son Michael Fremer was killed at Fort Polk, La on 2/13/08 because of Army Negligence. The Army can not be held accountable because of the Feres Doctrine. This law needs to be changed. Why is the Army exempt from being held accountable for Negligence? Our young men and woman are risking their lives. This is how our country treats the soldiers and the families? The Feres Doctrine needs to be overturned!

Edward Fremer

[SensoryOssuary]

The army also has a history of subjecting troops to experimental vaccines, in clear violation of the Nuremberg Codes. This conduct is criminal, plain and simple. The government does not care about its citizens, even those of us that choose to serve our country. Something big needs to happen.

[HKUSPC]

I remember when I went into the Army in basic training we were given a large cup of different pills to take as well as multiple injections. When we would ask what they were we were told don't worry about just take them.

I don't know if this has anything to do with it but I did not get a cold or get sick for almost 10 years.

[HKUSPC]

Comments are off?

[kenunderhull]

You mean especially it's service men and women.

[Treath1]

That's sick. How can the military do this to their own people. Soldiers should get top rate treatment. This is shameful.

[HavokUSMC0311]

This is the dark side of the Military. It is very sad that they treat their personnel like this. You serve the nation as best you can and in return your branch of service stabs you in the back, gives you the finger, and denies your benefits....Fucked up shit!

[ragtagwanderer]

Specially in the fuckin marine corps. You want to see the corpsman in the grunts because your broke, stand the fuck by.

[HavokUSMC0311]

Seriously. In the grunts, we're always told to suck it the fuck up and keep on training. They don't know where to draw the line between sucking it up and a real injury. There are countless times of Marines finishing long humps only to find out their foot was broken during the whole hump but they were told to "suck it up" that's just an example.

[legessetg]

thats horrible just horrible hes in a better place

[sloeber]

Look at that animated caduceus

[NoJusticeInThisWorld]

Yo, that's fucked up. That dude looked like the cryptkeeper.

[12itscoredawg]

I'm in the military and it is true. It seems like the doctors don't give a shit about you. Right now I have a problem with my stomach and the docs on post won't do shit. I had to go to a civilian GI doctor and they're actually gonna do something about it. Such a disgrace to see this. FUCKING PATHETIC.

[Seabound07]

Then people wonder why i don't plan on joining the Military,they fuck everything up when shit goes awry, or when troops go home..

Thank God my cousin only fought in the gulf war

[gravelin08]

/watch?v=6O_KT5oA_mE

[avoidthefallout]

That is disgusting, stuff like this disgraces me and it should disgrace our military too. This right here is a good reason why we don't trust our government. Disgusting.

[cherrielane]

This is horrible, our medical establishment is also complicit in the refusal to treat cancer, their way is to poison you and ruin your immune system. Such a shame, poor family.

look up pdq-herbals

[Demonnoodle420]

Thats Sick! D: I Hope Something Is Done About This!

[supernova427]

RON PAUL 2008!!!! He Understands what really needs to be done, But most americans are staying ignaorant.. Please research Ron Paul and spread his message..

[Trueacsension]

Guess if you're willing to fight for them, you're fated. Pure & simple. The U.K. has been denying WWII vets who moved to Canada after the war. Just more of the same from a bunch of dictators who don't have souls. If their not paying someone to shoot you, their figuring out how to get those soldiers shot. I suppose the pension plan is the main attraction. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE ANYMORE. NOW IT IS OF THE HIGHEST OF HONORS. FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT THEIR MURDERERS!!

[aSoldiersPrincess]

god bless him and his family. thats our effing military for ya...and of course my husband just has to be part of it!!!

[jasondeckerr]

Government w/out accountability -- that's what we have. The Iraq War is unconstitutional b/c it was not properly declared; it's also illegal by international standards. Return to the Rule-of-Law, Moral-Accountability, & Fiscal-Sanity. Vote for someone who cares: RON PAUL 2008 & 2012!!!

[jasondeckerr]

Government w/out accountability; that's what we have. This entire war is illegal by international standards & unconstitutional b/c it was not declared properly. We need Fiscal/Moral/& Legal/Justice; Vote Ron Paul!

Ron Paul 2008 & 2012!!!!

[AlfieNFSC]

Sympathy, sadness and anger. God bless this brave man and his family.

[supernova427]

You are correct HW50. look what Henry Kissenger said. He has been very high up in our Government for i think over 40 years...

"Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy."

— Henry A. Kissinger

[HW50]

god bless this poor man- but it should be no surprise to anyone that the military is a tool used by elites for accumulation of power and wealth- I don't know why people keep repeating nonsensical rhetoric like "serving your country"- you are not serving anyone but billionaires that don't care about any of us- this will go on as long as people blindly follow the course that has been set out for us by the invisible hands that govern our lives- we are all slaves

[ckiser08]

I work in media. I am upset and disgusted by this. I think it is an outrage for this to happen. This law needs to change.

[TheMilitaryCult]

Military medical care is ridiculous and pathetic. Soldiers are just cogs in the machine...used up and spit out.

[StephMT1]

All types of cancer affect people in different ways, I also had a family member with cancer who did have that type of story. On a side note, I live on a marine corps base and hear of stories like this one too often. Don't be too quick to criticize unless you see it first hand.

[dnHooligan]

AmRev2.0

04-15-08

Revolution or World War3

you decide

[cherrielane]

Military personnel are unable to get medical care for very little the military does to them, i.e.,

cancer from depleted uranium, vaccines etc.

Their answer is to simply deny it. Something to think about before you sign up, doubt the recruiter's won't tell you this!

[h2opower]

Excutive order 13139 makes all military lab rats. The gulf war sickness was due to the use of depleted urainium on the battle fields. I lost a lot of friends to that sickness, seeing him just break my heart. So much life was in him, and to die like that is just not right!

[h2opower]

What I forgot to write is Clinton signed that order in to action, and that this was a good Marine, strong, and full of life. They tried to kick me and my family out on the street in FT Drum NY, and tried to stop me from getting medical help for my injuries. This was a good Man and he will be remembered!

[shav0nne]

OH MY GOD!!! Thats HORRIBLE.

[JupiterO1]

The VA is helping me with school right now... They really help me out a lot, and I appreciate it. It's called the GI Bill, $1,800 invested becomes $42,000 for school disbursed in monthly payments in the span of 36 months as long as you're enrolled in school full-time.

Joining the US military was the best damn decision of my life.

But my heart bleeds seeing this video... and doctors in the military have made errors with me too, thank God it wasn't about cancer! All my respects, I am sad.

[JupiterO1]

It's been two years since I've last cried and I'm fucking crying right now. God damn this shit! This brother didn't have to fucking DIE!!! Anyways... the military should improve its care for its military members. They missed a small cavity, which became huge after two years... DUH! Then I got wounded by one of our bombs and they put on my medical record that my scars were from "mole removal" because my operation was supposed to be secret.

Sometimes we do get fucked by our own country.

[h2opower]

Me too, this just breaks my heart for I am a Marine too. God be with them.

[anscfoster]

you are no more a marine than I am a bannanna.

[ficote72]

Jupiter01 why your operation was secret? it is because they only pay you for war related injuries and if they recognize it as a such they will have to compensate you?

[usarmycaptainamerica]

That is a serious kick in the ass!!! That needs to be challenged in the courts and the Govt should pay damages.

[btshavon1704]

Thats is so sad..

[danman0607]

This is so sad. The Feres Doctrine is almost criminal. If it wasn't in place, I guarantee you that military personnel would be better trained and would be more caring with their patients. I was in the Navy and I know that not all are bad, but some can be almost sadistic. Eliminating this buffer would increase government liability and would therefore increase government regulations for the military medical personnel.

[SupportCAP]

The whole political system in US must change! Vote for real change, vote for Ron Paul! He was a doctor in the U.S. army, and a damn good one to.

[leobold1]

Actually, Air Force.

[SupportCAP]

same thing, he served for his country...

[leobold1]

Not the same. Apparantly you haven't ever served, or else you'd know the difference.

If you're going to support the man, at least get the facts straight.

[DaMemphisChannel]

leobold1, you're an idiot...

[BanJobe1]

Great way to pay back, Uncle Sam!!!

[wawbwc]

Once we get socialized medicine for all Americans. We can all look forward to this kind of medical treatment.

[cherrielane]

wawbwc: Excellent comment, and so true!

[MopacMurtaza]

Man that was scary, a young bright kids life ruined cus of a stupid doctor and he cant sue?

The feres doctrine needs to be removed abolished!!!!!!

[flipsidestory]

This video really hit me hard. How can we help this family??

It just bewilders me that the people allow our hi-jacked government to treat our brave, patriotic, and loyal soldiers like dispossible machines of war.. Bring them home now out of an illegal war and home to fight the good fight against those who sent them there..

[rundoetx]

Disgusting. Vote Ron Paul to get our Veterans the care they deserve. Bring them home.

RP..08

RundoeTX

[TheEagleScreams]

Yes it was this web site, I had to go back and look. So I guess I just made my mind up. I knew she had worked very hard for the troops, veterans and our children as well. We all have our issues and with this and our men and women coming home sick and severely wounded, we need our country fixed. Good Luck!! God Bless This Man. I am a Registered Nurse this is disgusting. No excuse for this. Melanoma is one of the worse cancers to have. That is well known.

[TheEagleScreams]

I am not campaigning here, but I just read a breakdown on what candidate has fought and has succeeded for the troops and veterans care and Hillary Clinton has been your champion, graded A by I think this web site, or one like it.

[InTheSticks1881]

Excerpt from World News

Romney ahead as Maine caucus returns counted

2008-02-03 00:08:02

"Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, had 53 percent of the vote with 12 percent of the towns holding caucuses

reporting. Libertarian-leaning Texas Rep. Ron Paul trailed with 21 percent, Arizona Sen. John McCain had 18 percent, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and undecided votes each had about 2 percent."

I suspect earlier reports were premature or simply inaccurate.

[trec485]

If that Navy Captain was my son. I would spit in his face. To see that suffering is disgusting.

Where the damn "honor"? They are cowards to let that happen.

[pumaman1]

The constitution says by declaring all wars, all wars are voluntary. The people thru the congress agree to voluntarily put up their lives in defense from an eminent attack.

Today's military are slaves. Surfs to the state. They must fight or be imprisoned. This is 100% unconstitutional. Communist countries like China do this. This country is not free. This is why we can even have illegal undeclared wars in the first place.

[Rustyshackleford08]

Well people are not voting Ron Paul in big enough numbers, If you want a constitutional government he is your only choice.

[InTheSticks1881]

"Ron Paul's strong second place finish in Maine, in which he beat John McCain, is proof that this race is far from over," said Ron Paul campaign manager Lew Moore. "We'll continue to battle for every delegate in this wide-open race for the Republican nomination."

[trec600]

He got first in the three main populated counties.

[Rustyshackleford08]

Why does it say he got 3rd everywhere?

[puresrtrash]

Also, fuck the "Feres doctrine" that's just a white wash so that the military doesn't have to care about mistreatment of troops. Sounds like they really support them huh? (Sarcasm)

[puresrtrash]

Sad story. God bless the family, and him. Hell to those who insist on denying our soldiers the best of the best care, and write off afflictions as "Warts" or "coughs". Are these medical professionals? Or cave men? Bastards...

[danae53]

Lawsuits aside, it proves just how the defense department considers its' personnel as disposable. No interest in addressing the health concerns at all. Considering that these people are exposed to depleted uranium, it's no surprise that a condition like that would have taken hold. Sad for the young man, sad for his family.

[scottswiffy]

I went to the ER last april because I could harldy breath. When I got there my heart rate was 170 resting. I sat in the waiting room 3hrs before they saw me. they couldnt figure out what was wrong and I over heard a nurse outside my door saying she was worried to have me as a patient because she thought I wouldnt make it. they gave me morphine which I found out increases heart rate. They discarged me 11hrs later with the flu w/o and flu symptoms and they never got my heart reate down past 130

[wakeup2change]

were you in the military?

[suciobeats]

Sad....

Even though malpractice happens every day, our military (which is said to be the best in the world) should have the best medical staff in the world....

A wart that oozes out puss isn't just a wart...

And to NOT grant him a military funeral is absurd... That has caused me to lose more respect for our government...a man who served his country....misdiagnosed by a military doctor....dies as a result..and makes the family pay for a military funeral...

Unbelievable...

[h2opower]

Another thing the public needs to know is the gulf war sickness is due to the depleted uranium shells used on the battle fields. It puts out the worst type of radiation, and is very hard to treat and get out. It can be spread through contact since it is a very fine dust particle. I always worry of my family when I get sick for all the stuff they put in me, like small pox II, and anthrax. I feel sad for his family since I too am a Marine, hard to see him go out like that. Thanks for sharing this.

[voisit099]

This is how the military is. Right now I am going through a high risk pregnancy and the damn military doctors wont do anything for me and they refuse to let me see a civilian. Its really sad to see somthing like this. I think if we could sue or they could get into trouble they would care more. They dont care about us and they dont want to do more work then they have to. I just pray there is a change. I know I am fighting it so I can bring a healthy baby into the world...just keep fighting

[acandterra]

thats a fucked up law the us forces should go on strike till they change it

[h2opower]

They can't, that would result in getting shot by their comanders in times of war. This is a lot impart too not following the Constitution and bill of rights. And they want us to vote for the Clinton's again after making us lab rats, and putting us to war without a declaration as Ron Paul talks about. I concider myself lucky to get through military serivice alive, even though I am 40% disabled, and can never run again.

[h2opower]

The one thing everyone should look into is Clinton's executive order 13139. That order makes Ameircans into lab rats. You can not sure if you die as a result of something being tested on you. Look into it!

[acandterra]

thats how aids was created

[ksmichelle2]

The military members definitely deserve more then what they get!!! Better medical (during and after), tax free pay (doesn't make sense to be paid by the federal or state and have to pay taxes therefore paying your own wages) and bottom line better pay.

[ksmichelle2]

deep and unjust the sh!t is...they still believe in serving and they would and still continue to fight for the US even if it is to their death. To me these people are far more worthy of our gratitude and support then anyone else. I know first hand that life is not fair nor close to right in the military but it is up to us the people to go to congress to make things change.

[ksmichelle2]

Don't get me wrong if you read my previous posts, you would clearly see that I believe our servicemen/women are the highest comadity and take years to replace to the same standard that one left. I do believe that the men/women and former vets should have more benefits....BUT with that being said...I am humbled by the strong couragous persons that make up our forces. I did 2 terms and served w/ honors. I feel that the true patriots to their country believe that no matter how....

[ksmichelle2]

I do want to make one note....outside of medical system and the political games. Serving in the military was the best dicision I ever made. I do believe that the doctors should be held accountable and there should be more 'quality of life' focused here but I still would serve again and I would tell anyone else to serve.... I would also tell them to makesure that if your gut is telling you something is wrong...do your research and don't stop with the first closed door. Theres MEO & other avenues.

[ta2d2at1]

this is a disgusting disgrace to our military. I hate to say it, but i would never want my son to serve our country because of this very kind of thing! absolutely sickening!

[jeryleigh]

post#3 These mistreatments effect whole families financially,mentally,physicall­y. If the shoe were on our foot I am sure you wouldnt have posted those ignorant comments.I know for sure how it feels to have faith in your military doctor only to be mislead and even almost killed. I am sorry for raging on but this really hit home and opened a lot of old wounds for me. One of the few times I ever cried!!

[jeryleigh]

Post#2. A lot of this types of things happening should and can be avoided. I also know its easier for that poster to sit back and defend the wrong action of our government. I loved my job in the AF that was taken away from me because of a misdiagnosed fatal cancer. So dont you dare accept ill treatment of our military personel!!

[jeryleigh]

KsMichelle2 is right. When a military aircraft crashes the crew chief or maintenance crew is held responsible. Why not do the same for a military doctor. As far as the previous poster that said we are bashing the government then shame on you.

[wiskawind]

"One Nation under God," is a friggen sham! "The Home of the Brave," has become cardboard cities on the dirty back streets of America; where we throw OUR heroes after Bush gets his photo shoot! Do not enlist, do not allow your children to enlist; this government uses and abuses OUR troops, then they throw them away after they come home! Run every enlistment shop OUT of OUR towns and cities and off every educational campus in OUR country!

[NinthWardNewOrleans]

I cried when I viewed this video. I am so sorry that our veterans are being mistreated. It is just so wrong. It is part of the bigger problem of corruption in our government. The corruption and cover up of the outrageous offenses against individuals has to stop.

[gmfutube]

The US has treated its vets shabbily since the Revolutionary war.

The only partial exception is some of those from WWII

Who doesn't understand what they did to Vietnam vets?

How were the people who served in the first Gulf war treated? Their medical issues are still being denied.

WHY do people keep enlisting?

What makes you think they will treat you any better?

[TAMARLANE]

You should look around a little and discover the real world, there are multitudes of horror stories about doctors removing the wrong leg, or removing a leg from the wrong patient for example. Unnecessary apendectomies, breast removals, cancer treatments are very common in the private practice of medicine in the US, and all around the world.

The real key to your agenda is summed up in your question---"Why do people keep enlisting?"

You are a very low life kind of person.

[mirandah88]

I agree with the military law expert, Congress should be watching this and so should everyone else!! This is an outrage!!

[BLUETIB]

Everyone needs to see this.

[Zaknefain69]

SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!

[soldierswife327]

I'm outraged at this. I know military doctors suck. This is why I don't like my children seeing them.

[ksmichelle2]

Have a good night and may god bless you for defending in our military, govt and country but not our voluntary service men/women.

Thank you for being loyal readers and my deepest sempathy to the family in the video.

[ksmichelle2]

Why is it that when it comes to the equipment of the military a amn or soldier can be ran thru the wringer but the #1 and hardest equipment to replace, our people, the med personnel MIGHT get a slap on the hand???

I too am OFFENDED by YOU and WILL REMEMBER your lack of understanding as to the point that all of these other people whom have loved ones in the military, are trying to make.

[gmfutube]

That is because the people making these decisions consider human being the cheapest part of the equation to replace.

[ksmichelle2]

Post #6.....

I do feel that the doctors should be held accountable for the lack of doing their job...our Crew Chiefs or anyone else whom have to maintain a certain level of competency and certification to do their job are held to that standard if they fail to meet the standards they are most likely punished but most certainly are DECERTIFIED.

[ksmichelle2]

Post#5 sorry for the delay...:)

He was scheduled for surgery after he his body had already started to poison itself to death. He was backing up with fecal matter that was causing the poisoning which was literally killing him. Had the doctors taken a more interest in his condition rather than to discard it as IBS then maybe my husband would not have the residual effects that he does now almost 6 yrs later.

[ksmichelle]

Post #4..... Finally, after the tenth (or so) return to the ER they turned my husband over to the Chief of the Hospital...he finally diagnosed my husband with an intestinal disease which had by that time infected his ENTIRE SMALL INTESTINE.

[ksmichelle]

Post #3.... My husband was having severe abdominal cramping to the point of passing out, diahria and was quickly losing weight. They did MRI's of is abdominal area multiple times, they ruled out his appendix since it had been removed years earlier. But this continued for almost a year.

[ksmichelle]

Post #2 continued....

I don't believe that it is 100% the doctors as much as it is the govt that guides them. I have met some really great doctors through my 10yrs and at the same time I have met some really sh!tty doctors that only made me feel as if they were there because they were protected by the Feres Doctrine and have many times felt unheard and rushed like a cattle call. I too came very close to losing my husband.

[ksmichelle]

Post #1

TAMARLANE, I too have served my country and I have read these comments and a good percentage of them are from people whom are directly involved with the military....now with saying that; there is NOT 1 OUNCE of me that believes that these people soon to include myself are "discrediting" the military nor the country. I believe that we all no that the medical system within the military branches is borderline substandered.

[TAMARLANE]

This kind of stuff happens both in the military and outside the military. If you are trying to suggest that our military members are getting poor medical evaluations and treatment, I will ask you what your motives are? What are your motives here? Is this here to discredit our military, and /or discredit our country. It seems to me that is the message here. It's a transparent effort to discredit the entire military and the country.

I am offended by that and I will remember who posted this.

[gmfutube]

The video shows more than a suggestion that our military is getting poor treatment!

Why are you going on about motives? How about the Facts?

Doesn't this kind of treatment enrage you?

Your effort to move from facts to your beliefs about motives shows your motive is celarly to ignore the facts.

[TAMARLANE]

Obviously you have motives. An agenda. Otherwise you wouldn't post it here on "Politics".

This is not news. Mischaractering misdiagnosis as a purely military medical problem is disingenuous. There are plenty of quack doctors outside the military too. Also, there is nothing to prevent a member of the military

from seeking a second opinion, or even going to a private practice physician if one wants to---

This is transparently an effort to discredit our military and the medical corps.

[TAMARLANE]

Insofar as rehabilitation and reconstructive surgery are concerned, our military doctors are THE resource in America. No private practice physicians have the breadth and depth of experience, nor the skills acquired by our military physicians.

[truefictions]

R.I.P.

[gillybymarriage]

Too sad.

It shouldn't have happened.

[BLUETIB]

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[shortysuencrew]

This the most saddest video that I've seen my heart goes out to the family of this neglected life, that was extremely short lived to to the piss poor doctor that couldn't even take time to save this man's life...damn sad what's up with our One Nation Under God, ????????

[tjr247]

oops - 5/5 for our soldiers :) - my bad :(

1/0 for our health care

[BLUETIB]

One of the most disturbing clip....

S*** WAKE UP!

[tjr247]

I did vlog this on my home channel. I'm sorry for marking it a 1 star.

[BLUETIB]

No problem, i tought it was a mistake, this is one of the craziest clip on the tube right now!

[jeryleigh]

The problem is that the Military docs know they can get away with this kinda treatment. They are under pressure from their supervisors not to diagnose sickness that can effect any Airman or Soldier from deploying. The doc who finally diagnosed me said that he was catching hell from his commander for finding my cancer. They were pissed that I couldnt work or deploy. Not that I was misdiagnosed.

[BLUETIB]

This is why we need to bring back our troops home asap, please listen to your heart and not your instinct to save your vote... t

Not many candidates are peacemongers, please for the brave soldiers over there vote wisely next tuesday!

[gmfutube]

Only 2 anti-war candidates still in the primaries:

Mike Gravel - D

Ron Paul - R

If 70% of the public is against this war, where are the Votes?

[BLUETIB]

They are just afraid of changes, that's human nature, the msm's created a negative perception

of the peacemonger candidates and the sheeps are

simply buying this BS, it's our duty to spread the truth about them!

[tjr247]

after watching this video...how sick our government is...fighters for us, the people...

35 yrs of experience of what Hillary? fighting for health care isn't the answer, working as one government unit will. If I were president I'd lock both sides in a room & not unlock the door until they reached a plan to fix this.

[amoffat6666]

When govts want to place their youth in the path of danger they have a responsibility to protect the family of those soldiers. That includes ensuring that the soldiers return home. When that is ot possible or when the soldier returns home with dissabilities.. the govt on behalf of all its citizens must make every effort to ease the transition into the soldier's new reality.

This is a discrace. I am dissapointed the Marines would not demand better treatment of their own..leave no man behind

[dbshorty13]

yo i didnt watch this

[spidermonkies008]

Holy Fucking Hell. Fuck all politicians. No one supports our troops :( Ordinary citizens HAVE TO DO SOMTHING

[CanadianBeaver]

Peace and Love!

[mauricepeyton]

Man, this is some bullshit! They tell us to support the troops and then they piss all over them and nobody's supposed to say. I say send those bitch ass politicians over to fight and see how they like it!

[BeatBuddy]

I'll drink to that!

[lyden2006]

That was extremely devastating to watch. What's even more devastating is that this kind of thing happens to a lot of vets. Radiation poisoning is even tougher to properly diagnose without a frickin detector.

[patsagainstrats]

It's unfortunate that military is stuck with national healthcare. When you involve the big government in anything, there's bound to be problems. They should have a choice, just like everyone else.

[jeryleigh]

There are so many horror stories concerning military health care. I rememeber being told "tough it out.... dont go to the hospital, we need you to deploy to the Persian Gulf". I had known a fellow Airman that also died from Cancer after seeing an AF doctor. They gave him losengers and sent him on his way. He later complained about a nagging sore neck while deployed to Saudi Arabia while there several months later they discovered he had throat cancer. Should have been caught sooner.

[gmfutube]

In this case, it is the doctor(S) who should be liable.

Now when we have thousands dying from the depleted uranium ordinace they have been exposed to...it is those in the goverment who need to be sued.

[LLCoolPass]

Of all the presidential candidates, it happens that Ron Paul is the only one , literally, believe it or not, who wants all US military out of Iraq immediately.

[gmfutube]

No, he isn't the only one.

Gravel is the other one.

[QuasiEvilScott]

And Kucinich.

-Qes

[fordsmith]

FUCK bush!

[asoldierswife002]

I feel so much for his family contact me if you want to I'm always here no matter what!

[asoldierswife002]

Where do I need to sign need to anything?? I am a military ARMY WIFE seen this and it's not right by far this is wrong!!!!! This MARINE anyone soldier etc. thes men and women deserve something. I would hate to be one of them I owuld hate to tell my kids

[asoldierswife002]

I honestly hope members of Congress anyone is willing to listen atleast misdignose anything it's bullshit!!! These men and women are in there ARMS. Boy as My husband is in Iraq for the second time in 6 months and I enlisted now and we have two living children this makes me rethink!!

[gmfutube]

You enlisted?

Why?

As long as people keep enlisting, they will keep doing this crap.

[asoldierswife002]

This is bull!!! This is wrong in every sense of the word! This HERO should not have been treated this way! I cried throughout the whole thing I am writing everyone I can right now I am writing the 3rd ID post commander. I am willing to do what is able to help these men and women these HEROS of AMERICA atleast from FT. STEWART that I can. I am here

[de79hill]

this is the most sad thing I've ever seen!

I mean,he died right after they filmed him.

things need to change in the Country,while

their still is time.

[TageKaliandrino]

Sad, but it is, afterall, the land of the free and the home of the brave. What is extra sad is even the Iranian army does not treat her soldiers so terribly when it comes to medical care. Tragic for all families who have had to deal with this same kind of awful issue.

[UnderseaCaveman]

Once you sign the dotted line, you are Government Property, and seems Gov doesn't take very good care.... that is extremely sad!

My heart to the family! And I want to thank them for sharing their most painful hour!

[amberkayeohio]

Terrible! At first I think, "Of course they should be able to sue! That is their right; and a job that is to be provided by the federal gov't is that they uphold contracts with a judicial branch. And what else is going to secure that the gov't knows they're held responsible for what they do." Then I think, in the end he is suing the American people- it's our tax dollars. So, should he instead sue the doctor? Then doc MUST make sure the patient is followed up on or he gets sued. Just thinking....

[gmfutube]

Yes!

It is the Doctor(s) who be sued!

[TooOverrated]

wow that is deep...

[jeryleigh]

I believe it trust me. They misdiagnosed my non-hodgsking lymphoma in 1998. I almost died. They said I had a small cough. I was seen by the same doctor 3 times after comming home from the Persian Gulf. They never took an ex-ray until it was almost to late. Then they let me go with no retirement!!!!! So I am living proof now I have a heart condition from the chemo treatments.

[HighNortherner]

I can't believe this story doesn't have more views. Congress should've fixed this flaw a looong time ago. I feel terrible for the Rodriguez family--and am appalled at U.S. government.

This is the saddest, most powerful video I've ever seen on YouTube.

[brittanyada]

that is so very sad... I'll definitely pray for their family.. :(